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Norris snatches pole from Verstappen in Spain

Norris snatches pole from Verstappen in Spain

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday

Norris takes dominant win in Singapore GP

Norris takes dominant win in Singapore GP

Rediff.com22 Sep 2024

McLaren's Lando Norris dominated the Singapore Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday to take another chunk out of Max Verstappen's Formula One championship lead.

Hamilton 'moved to tears' while meeting children working in Kolkata brick kiln

Hamilton 'moved to tears' while meeting children working in Kolkata brick kiln

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton was reportedly moved to tears when he met the children working in a brick kiln in West Bengal.

Hamilton lauded at Autosport Awards

Hamilton lauded at Autosport Awards

Rediff.com3 Dec 2007

Formula One sensation Lewis Hamilton collected an armful of trophies at an awards ceremony on Sunday and heard Ayrton Senna's sister compare him to the late Brazilian great. 'He reminds me of Ayrton as a pilot (driver) and also as a good man,' Viviane Senna told the audience at the Autosport Awards attended by many of the luminaries of motor sport. 'We can see this in his eyes and his face.'

Hamilton feels the hand of God over him

Hamilton feels the hand of God over him

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

The Mercedes driver discusses the strength of his faith -- along with a wide selection of topics ranging from his hatred of school and his dyslexia to the frozen sperm and $700-a-day modelling career of his pet bulldog Roscoe.

Hamilton plans tribute to Senna

Hamilton plans tribute to Senna

Rediff.com11 Oct 2007

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton intends to visit the grave of his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna after the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Hamilton storms to 80th pole in Japan, Vettel ninth

Hamilton storms to 80th pole in Japan, Vettel ninth

Rediff.com6 Oct 2018

Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel qualified only ninth.

Hamilton crashes heavily, but unhurt

Hamilton crashes heavily, but unhurt

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton crashed heavily in qualifying for the European Grand Prix on Saturday, casting a question mark over his participation in the race.

Hamilton fastest at the Nuerburgring

Hamilton fastest at the Nuerburgring

Rediff.com20 Jul 2007

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton showed no signs of being slowed by a weekend bout of flu when he set the pace in Friday's first free practice for the European Grand Prix.

Raikkonen rains on Hamilton's parade

Raikkonen rains on Hamilton's parade

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

The Finn, who led a Ferrari one-two in France last weekend, took the chequered flag 2.4 seconds ahead of McLaren's double world champion Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton vows to stay 'squeaky clean'

Hamilton vows to stay 'squeaky clean'

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton promised on Thursday to stay "squeaky clean" for the rest of the Formula One season after being stripped of victory in Belgium last weekend.

Hamilton on pole for Belgian GP

Hamilton on pole for Belgian GP

Rediff.com6 Sep 2008

The 23-year-old Briton will start Sunday's race with Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa, his main title rival, alongside on the front row.

Hamilton faces day in court before Singapore race

Hamilton faces day in court before Singapore race

Rediff.com21 Sep 2008

Lewis Hamilton will stand before a Paris appeal court on Monday for a hearing that could ultimately affect the outcome of the Formula One championship.

Bottas pips Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole

Bottas pips Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix ahead of championship-leading Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday.

Hamilton on pole for Mercedes in Australia

Hamilton on pole for Mercedes in Australia

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg as the Silver Arrows continued to underline their dominance.

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

The Briton lapped the Albert Park circuit in a searing one minute and 21.164 seconds to cross the line 0.664 seconds clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.

You can't win them all, says patient Hamilton

You can't win them all, says patient Hamilton

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

Lewis Hamilton was made to wait for his fifth Formula One world championship, on Sunday, after the Mercedes driver finished only third in a US Grand Prix won by Ferrari veteran Kimi Raikkonen.

Massa on pole in Bahrain, Hamilton 2nd

Massa on pole in Bahrain, Hamilton 2nd

Rediff.com14 Apr 2007

Ferrari's Felipe Massa will start Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix on pole position.

Hamilton makes Monaco a home race

Hamilton makes Monaco a home race

Rediff.com10 Mar 2012

Lewis Hamilton has made his move before the start of the Formula One season and can now call Monaco a home race as well as his favourite Grand Prix.

Hamilton demands more consistency in title chase

Hamilton demands more consistency in title chase

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is keen to take a leaf out of Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso's book by improving his consistency in the final seven races of the season to bolster his title chances.

F1 drivers to clarify rules after Hamilton penalty

F1 drivers to clarify rules after Hamilton penalty

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

Formula One drivers will seek a clarification of the rules before Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after stewards stripped Lewis Hamilton of victory in Belgium last weekend for cutting a chicane. The ruling outraged many fans and dominated the first day at Monza, with drivers divided on the justice of the penalty while other leading figures expressed concern for the fundamentals of the sport.

Malaysian GP PHOTOS: Hamilton reigns at Sepang circuit

Malaysian GP PHOTOS: Hamilton reigns at Sepang circuit

Rediff.com30 Mar 2014

Briton's Lewis Hamilton won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a pole-to-flag victory ahead of Nico Rosberg on Sunday in a first Mercedes one-two since they returned to Formula One as a works team in 2010.

Button says won't play second fiddle to Hamilton

Button says won't play second fiddle to Hamilton

Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

Formula One champ Jenson Button has told his McLaren bosses that he is not ready to play second fiddle to fellow Brit and Belgian Grand Prix 2010 winner Lewis Hamilton, even if it costs McLaren the title.

F1: Verstappen wins Belgian Sprint race

F1: Verstappen wins Belgian Sprint race

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a rain-delayed and shortened sprint race from pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to stretch his Formula One lead to 118 points.

F1: Globe-trotting Hamilton sees title as final destination

F1: Globe-trotting Hamilton sees title as final destination

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

'As soon as I leave the races I'm able to switch off. I've got, obviously other things that I'm doing, and in between, trying to fit in the training, for example, in the last week, has not been easy'

Hamilton on pole for Australian GP

Hamilton on pole for Australian GP

Rediff.com15 Mar 2008

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday after World champion Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari suffered an early breakdown. The 23-year-old pipped Poland's Robert Kubica to line up a perfect start to his second season in Formula One. Finland's Heikki Kovalainen, in the second McLaren, qualified in third place with Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa alongside on the second row.

F1 PIX: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

F1 PIX: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

Monaco's Leclerc, who had started on pole position for the first time, lost power with 10 laps to go while leading and finished third with an extra point for the fastest lap.

Hamilton charged over Melbourne street stunt

Hamilton charged over Melbourne street stunt

Rediff.com23 May 2010

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton has been charged with 'intentional loss of control of a motor vehicle' after performing a stunt in his Mercedes road car on a public street at the Australian Grand Prix in March.

Will Hamilton get a 'real' race at Silverstone?

Will Hamilton get a 'real' race at Silverstone?

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Lewis Hamilton will head into his home British Grand Prix praying for the sake of the fans that angry Mercedes bosses continue to allow him and team mate Nico Rosberg to race each other freely.

Did foreign media overreact to Hamilton champagne incident?

Did foreign media overreact to Hamilton champagne incident?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

A Chinese Grand Prix podium hostess who had champagne sprayed in her face by race winner Lewis Hamilton has played down the incident.

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Rediff.com11 May 2014

Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to chalk up his fourth victory in a row and wrest the Formula One championship lead from Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.

Contrite Hamilton says he was misled

Contrite Hamilton says he was misled

Rediff.com4 Apr 2009

A contrite Lewis Hamilton said suspended McLaren team manager Dave Ryan told him to lie to stewards at last weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Describing the subsequent furore as the worst thing he had experienced in his life, Formula One's youngest champion apologised on Friday to the stewards and fans for his behaviour and assured them it would never happen again.

Hamilton's new McLaren too slow

Hamilton's new McLaren too slow

Rediff.com13 Mar 2009

World champion Lewis Hamilton's new McLaren is too slow and it could be some time before it can win races, the Formula One team said on Friday in a frank acknowledgment of their pre-season problems.

F1: Hamilton still the man to beat in 2017

F1: Hamilton still the man to beat in 2017

Rediff.com21 Mar 2017

Ferrari were the fastest in pre-season testing, raising suspicions that their new SF70H car has closed the chasm between Mercedes and the rest.

Vettel beats Hamilton to pole in Valencia

Vettel beats Hamilton to pole in Valencia

Rediff.com23 Jun 2012

The German, who will start on pole for the third year in a row in Valencia, will have McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row.

Hamilton hugs Massa to end feud

Hamilton hugs Massa to end feud

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

Lewis Hamilton ended a long-running Formula One feud with Felipe Massa on Sunday by walking up to the Ferrari driver after the Brazilian Grand Prix and giving him a hug.

Esteban Ocon wins Hungarian GP; Vettel disqualified

Esteban Ocon wins Hungarian GP; Vettel disqualified

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Sebastian Vettel lost his second-place finish after being disqualified by stewards for a fuel irregularity.

Stage set for Hamilton to scorch BKC roads

Stage set for Hamilton to scorch BKC roads

Rediff.com15 Sep 2012

Stage is set for Mumbai's motorsports fans to witness Formula One star Lewis Hamilton scorching the roads of the Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai on Sunday.

F1 faces calls for change after Hamilton penalty

F1 faces calls for change after Hamilton penalty

Rediff.com24 Mar 2008

Formula One's governing body faced calls to modify qualifying procedures for safety reasons after McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen were penalised in Malaysia at the weekend. Championship leader Hamilton and his team mate were demoted five places on the starting grid at Sepang for impeding rivals when they slowed to save fuel after completing their final qualifying laps.

F1 racer Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year

F1 racer Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo took the overseas personality of the year prize.